⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Perkins; Lincoln; Chase; Hayes – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 12:28AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE

Details

At 1227 AM CDT/1127 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of
strong thunderstorms 9 miles northeast of Imperial, moving northeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Wallace, Madrid, Elsie, and Grainton.

This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 45 and 64.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT/100 AM
MDT/ for southwestern Nebraska.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.